Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-24
DAILY HERALD.
Tne Illustrated Herald.
News Notes.


MIR. John Shirley Ward lectures at the
First Presbyterian Church tonight.
The District Court met yesterday and
adjourned without doing any business.
Notary Public Lacey is still anxious
to see e. B. wooley or Robert Perkins.
Grading on the new dummy line rail.
road from East Los Angeles to Glendale
commenced yesterday.
The Black Diamond Coal Co. were
Yesterday awarded the government CON
tract for coal for the ensuing year.
William Blbb, of Downey, was
thrown out of a wagon at Boyle Heights
Yesterday and sustained a fracture OF
the wrist.
There will be a meeting this evening
at Justice Austin's court room OF all
parties interested in the "Stray Girls
Home"
A test will be made this morning OF
the Richmond Fire alarm aystem by
the Fire Commissioners and the City
Council.
The Board Of Public Works will meet
Tomorrow morning at IL o'clock to pre-
pare the contracts with the bidders for
street paving.
At meeting of the Fire Commission
ers yesterday morning, s. Lyons, driver
of No. engine, resigned and FRANK
Falkington was appointed in his place.
There will be a full dress rehearsal
of the Dairy Maids this evening at 7:30
in the Pavilion. Every one connected
with the festival is requested to attend.
Two more Raymond Excursion Pull
man cars went north yesterday for Yo'
semitic, and another Pullman sleeper was
added 60 the train bound for San
Francisco.
The Raymond Hotel at Pasadena will
close for the season to-day, and reopen
on November l. During the time the
house is closed extensive Improvements
will be made.
Branch No. SO, Y. NJ. c. A. of Los
Angeles, will hold one of its regular
meeting this evening, for the purpose of
nominating officers for the ensuing year,
commencing June l, 1887.
The train by the Sunset route last
night was delayed about three hours. ar.
irving at 1920 o'clock. The Missouri
Pacific excursion was delayed, and ar.
rived about o'clock this morning.
Plans have been prepared for a most
magnificent building to be erected in
place of the present Lanfranco building
on Main street, the edifce to be so feet
front, 10 feet deep and four stories
high, aud to cost $50, 900.
Ben Dixon, of San ,Bernardino, was
examined before Commissioner Van
DYKE yesterday. on charge of selling
Iiauor to an Indian. He was held in
SlOO bonds to appear and failing to give
bond was committed to jail.
There is lively demand for lands in
Antelope Valley. This magnificent land
has been taken up at $5 per acre as fast
as offered, by parties that are able to de-
velop the water ON the mesa and double
their money on the investment.
Iu the article in yesterdays HERALD,
on the subject of assessments, the fig
ures for the reduction in the assessment
from 1885 to 1856 in San Joaquin
county, should have been 50, SAG, 234
instead of IS, SAG, 234. And in place OF
.our," read "over" S3S, 900, 600, in the
amount of property that escaped taxa.
on account of mortgages.
An impression has largely prevailed
that all vine and tree planting had been
neglected this year aud that the pre-
vailiDg craze was for the sale OF city
lots. An investigation shows that
within radius of fifty miles from Los
Angeles 100, 900 orange and lemon trees
have been planted this spring. More
would have been planted if orange trees
had not been so scarce.
On Saturday night Captain Tyler saw
HI. Leyman assisting drunken man to
his feet, and suspecting that Leyman
had designs on the drunken mans pocket
book, arrested him, took him to the city
Jail and locked him up on charge OF
robbery. Leyman was kept in Jail till
Monday morning, when it was found
that he is young man of very good
character. in the employ of the Southern
Pacific Company as a brakeman. He
was Immediately released, but does not
much relish his enforced lodging in the
station house.
We would call attention to the very
dangerous track crossing at the western
end of the covered Also bridge. The
A. T. and s. F. track passes close to
where the bridgeway emerges from the
bridge, and it would be impossible for a
driver coming from Brooklyn Heights
to see train until it would be too late
to save himself, for the bridge being
enclosed, the view would be entirely
shut out. No trains are yet running at
this point; but it will be a measure of
safety rendered absolutely necessary to
afford protection to vehicles at this
point as soon as the road comes to be
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